CVE-2026-73851
MEDIUM 6.1Kiota is an OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator. Prior to 1.29.1 and 1.34.0, an attacker who controls or tampers with the OpenAPI description consumed by Kiota can supply a file reference that resolves outside the manifest package (e.g. ../../../../etc/passwd, an absolute path, or a file:// / http(s):// URI). When the generated manifest is deployed and consumed by an AI host, this can lead to inclusion or disclosure of files outside the intended package boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.29.1 and 1.34.0.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
1.5%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 72nd percentile
Impact if exploited
6.1CVSS 4.0 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: Requires active user interaction
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
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Test against your own equipment
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22: : Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE-829: : Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 6.1 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - MEDIUM 6.1 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Technical & other
- https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/security/advisories/GHSA-p5rm-jg5c-8c77
- https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/issues/7912
- https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/pull/7910
- https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/pull/7913
- https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/commit/430008e9d700b3fe80f206c672415cfbd8e830e7
- https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/commit/de3d18d9fe31ced4ac749728d3a2f94811f59268
- https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/releases/tag/v1.29.1
- https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/releases/tag/v1.34.0